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What to Know About Joint Pain?

Joint pain refers to discomfort, aches, and soreness in any of the bodyu2019s joints. Joint pain is a common complaint.<br>

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What to Know About Joint Pain?

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  1. What to Know About Joint Pain?

  2. Joints are the parts of your body where your bones meet. Joints allow the bones of your skeleton to move. Joints include: shoulders hips elbows knees

  3. Joint pain refers to discomfort, aches, and soreness in any of the body’s joints. Joint pain is a common complaint. It doesn’t typically require a hospital visit. Sometimes, joint pain is the result of an illness or injury. Arthritis is also a common cause of joint pain. However, it can also be due to other conditions or factors.

  4. What causes joint pain? Arthritis One of the most common causes of joint pain is arthritis. The two main forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

  5. According to the American College of Rheumatology, OA is most common in adults over age 40. It progresses slowly and tends to affect commonly used joints like the: wrists hands hips knees

  6. Joint pain due to OA results from a breakdown of the cartilage that serves as a cushion and shock absorber for the joints. wrists hands hips knees Joint pain due to OA results from a breakdown of the cartilage that serves as a cushion and shock absorber for the joints.

  7. Other causes Joint pain can be caused by: bursitis, or inflammation of the cushioning pads around joints lupus gout certain infectious diseases, such as mumps, influenza, and hepatitis

  8. chondromalacia of the patella, or a breakdown of the cartilage in the kneecap an injury tendinitis, or inflammation of the tendon an infection of the bone or joint overuse of a joint cancer fibromyalgia osteoporosis sarcoidosis rickets

  9. What are the symptoms of joint pain? In some cases, your joint pain will require you to see a doctor. You should make an appointment if you don’t know the cause of your joint pain and are experiencing other unexplained symptoms.

  10. You should also see a doctor if: the area around the joint is swollen, red, tender, or warm to the touch the pain persists for three days or more you have a fever but no other signs of the fl

  11. Go to the emergency room if any of the following occurs: You’ve experienced a serious injury. The joint appears deformed. Swelling of the joint occurs suddenly. The joint is completely immobile. You have severe joint pain.

  12. Contact Us (+91) 9313348477 www.ketasmahajan.com drketasmahajan@gmail.com Shukan Multi Speciality Hospital, Near Amit Nagar Circle, Karelibaugh Vadodara, India

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